Wow! A 26650 TOBH and STILLARE atty! Releases this week!!!

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I would advise to be careful with them. I got them both. The Big Tobh – I have no complaints about. But the big Stillare arrived with two (out of three) post screws stripped out. Also the original “gold plated” screws were attracted to magnet (an indication of possibly not being made from stainless steel). I had to re-tap the threads in all of the posts one size bigger. They were M2-0.4 and I made them M2.5-0.45 and replace those screws with Surgical Grade Stainless Steel M2.5 screws 4mm long. But they are not “Gold Plated”. Also, while tapping the new threads, I discovered that the Positive Post turns around too easy and the negative ones will come out too. So I had to press them back it really hard using a piece of brass and the hammer. YMMV

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Rab D

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Wow, some set-up! Very nice indeed.

I decided to go for the big Tobh. Built my very first dual coil (32 Kanthal, five wraps) an hour ago, and am at this moment happily vaping on Southern Steam's Remember the Alamo. It's running at 1.4 ohms on my MVP2 - big contrast to the PV's above! - and clearly not using the Tobh's full potential, but giving me a better vape than I'm used to, and shows the big beast is versatile.

Out of the box though, I found it very difficult to get the sleeve off the deck, and now that it's on again, it won't shift to adjust airflow. I'm not looking forward to changing the wicks! Not sure if this shows Tobeco's wonderfully close machining, or the newness of the O rings.

(For any fellow noobs - the build on the Tobh was indeed a lot easier than on the 22mm Igo-W7. Everything bigger so easier to see, and post-holes on the negative posts far easier to work with, than tying wire around screws and keeping them there while tightening down.)
 

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Rab D

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I have a big TOBH too. It is very difficult for me to adjust airflow without removing the sleeve. And sleeve is a pain to take off and on.

To get the sleeve off for the first time, I tried placing it in hot water with a denture tablet to clean it, before twisting and pulling; that didn't work, so put it in the freezer; that didn't work either. So I placed it upside down on a wooden board; placed the steel tank of a Kanger Aerotank on top of it, to protect the 510 connector; placed another wooden board on top of the steel tank; and hit the board with heavy object. Still no movement. Then I made a short column of small coins; balanced the atty's centre pin on the top; and pushed down on the sleeve with my fingers. It came off. I'm not sure if success was the result of brute force, or the fact the atty was much cleaner so my fingers got a better grip, or because it was still cold from the freezer. As you say, a pain!
 
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